Modoc Preserve
Modoc Preserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 31 m. Big Pine Mountain stands 2,077 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Los Robles Park, a park 0.8 miles away. 48 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Santa Barbara Land Trust
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Los Robles Park: 0.8 mi
- Hidden Valley Park: 1.2 mi
- Willowglen Park: 1.4 mi
- San Roque Park: 1.6 mi
- Earl Warren Show Grounds: 1.6 mi
- Hip Hop: 1.5 mi
- Stretching Fox: 1.5 mi
- Boys Night Out: 1.5 mi
- Dancing Harlequin: 2.3 mi
- Purrfect Family: 2.3 mi
- Lavigia Hill: 3.5 mi
- Inspiration Point: 3.7 mi
- Bubb's Peak: 4.1 mi
- Barger Peak: 4.1 mi
- Arlington Peak: 4.2 mi
- County Firefighters Memorial: 1.0 mi
- The Pauper's Cemetery: 1.2 mi
- Old Stagecoach Route: 2.8 mi
- Ovington's Hangar: 3.5 mi
- El Cuartel: 3.8 mi
- Veronica Springs: 2.1 mi
- Laurel Springs: 5.4 mi
- Montecito Hot Springs: 7.3 mi
- Middle Camuesa Spring: 9.1 mi
- 19 Oaks Spring: 9.3 mi
- Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History: 2.8 mi
- Bossé Toy Train Museum: 3.4 mi
- Casa Dolores: 3.5 mi
- Santa Barbara Museum of Art: 3.5 mi
- Susan Quinlan Doll & Teddy Bear Museum & Library: 3.7 mi
- Hope Ranch Private Beach: 1.8 mi
- More Mesa Nude Beach: 2.0 mi
- More Mesa Beach: 2.3 mi
- More Mesa Beach: 2.4 mi
- More Mesa Beach: 2.6 mi
- Earl Warren Show Grounds: 1.6 mi
- Raptor's Perch: 3.3 mi
- Quail Grove: 3.3 mi
- Fallen Forest: 3.3 mi
- Sycamore Grove: 3.3 mi
- Mission Rose Garden: 2.9 mi
- Sexton Grove: 3.0 mi
- Santa Barbara Botanic Gardens: 3.3 mi
- Dart Coffee Co. Garden: 4.5 mi
- UCSB Rain Garden: 5.0 mi
- San Marcos Foothills Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Goleta Slough Ecological Reserve: 5.0 mi
- Del Sol Vernal Pool Preserve: 6.0 mi
- Camino Corto Open Space: 6.1 mi
- North Campus Open Space: 6.6 mi
- Seven Falls: 4.2 mi
- Tangerine Falls: 6.4 mi
- Wellhouse Falls: 6.5 mi
- Hot Springs Falls: 7.2 mi
- Sisquoc Falls: 21.2 mi
- Barger Bluff: 3.8 mi
- Fire Crags: 4.3 mi
- Lizards Mouth: 7.5 mi
- San Ysidro Rock: 8.1 mi
- San Roque Arch: 3.3 mi
- Elusive Arch: 7.3 mi
- Little Caliente Spring: 10.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Modoc Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Pine Mountain | NNE 19° | 2,077 m | 19.1 mi |
| Madulce Peak | NNE 29° | 1,993 m | 20.1 mi |
| San Rafael Mountain | N 351° | 1,973 m | 19.1 mi |
| McKinley Mountain | NNW 346° | 1,887 m | 18.9 mi |
| Samon Peak | NNE 18° | 1,840 m | 21.6 mi |
| Monte Arido | ENE 67° | 1,831 m | 18.3 mi |
| Old Man Mountain | ENE 73° | 1,688 m | 18.5 mi |
| Santa Cruz Peak | N 350° | 1,687 m | 16.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:38 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:38 | 20:15 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:24 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:15 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 53 | 54 | 56 | 58 | 60 | 62 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 62 | 57 | 52 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa Barbara Muni AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1081955911
Day trips start here
- Goleta · 3 mi
- Santa Barbara · 3 mi
- Montecito · 7 mi
- Carpinteria · 14 mi
- Cachuma Lake Recreation Area · 15 mi
- Santa Barbara County · 17 mi
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